Device for mass production garment steaming

ABSTRACT

A pressing appliance for industrial use, and which includes a frame unit that is movable against a steaming table, the frame unit being designed to hold several garments at one time, such as sweaters, hot pants, or the like, so that mass production steaming is attained in order to increase production volume while saving on time.

United States Patent 1191 Goldstein 1 1 June 11, 1974- [54] DEVICE FORMASS PRODUCTION 2,493,864 1/1950 Forman 223/70 GARMENT STEAMING2,728,129 12/1955 Koffman et a1. 223/51 X 2,990,984 7/1961 Fiduccia223/69 [76] Inventor: Mihai Goldstein, 7239 Bergen Ct., 3,11 ,579 1 19 4Cerami Brook1yn, N.Y. 11234 3,270,926 9/1966 Machota Filed p 12 19733,482,341 12/1969 Kennegiesser et a1 38/22 [21] App]. No.: 396,586Primary E.raminer-Geo. V. Larkin Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Carl Miller[52] US. Cl. 223/70 51 lm. c1 A4lh 5/00 {57] T T 58 Field of Search38/5, 18, 19.22, 20, 21; A Pressing appliance for mdustrlal use, andMuch 223/51, 5 7 7 7 7 cludes a frame unit that is movable against asteaming table, the frame unit being designed to hold several 5References Cited garments at one time, such as sweaters, hot pants, orUNITED STATES PATENTS the like, so that mass production steaming isattained in order to increase production volume while saving 1,817,5908/1931 S1mon 223/70 on time 2,050,627 8/1936 Patterson 38/20 2,457,47612/1948 Kaplan 223/70 1 Claim, 5 Drawing Figures DEVICE FOR MASSPRODUCTION GARMENT STEAMING This invention relates generally to steamingmachinery such as is used in the garment production inductry and thelike.

A principle object of the present invention is to provide an improvedsteaming device for use with a conventional commercial steaming table,and which allows more than one garment to be pressed at one time, thusincreasing production while cutting down on time.

Another object is to provide a steaming device which enables an operatorto steam and shape two or more garments in a single application ofsteam.

Yet another object is to provide a steaming device that enables anoperator to increase the quality of the merchandise due to more timebeing allowed for cooling the garment and yet maintain a fasterproduction rate than an ordinary conventional steaming machines.

Yet another object, more specifically is to provide a steaming devicethat on a conventional steaming machine allows pressing four childrenssleeveless sweaters four at a time, or two or three at one time, thefollowing items: ladies sweaters, skirts, hot pants, short pants, minidresses, mens sweaters, ponchoes, shells, and all other knit goods.

Other objects are to provide a pressing device to manufacture, rugged inconstruction, easy to use and efficient in operation.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the descriptionproceeds.

To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, my invention maybe embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings,attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawings areillustrative only, and that changes may be made in the specificconstruction illustrated and described within the scope of the appendedclaims.

FIG. 1 is a top view of the invention shown for steaming two shortsleeve sweaters.

FIG. 2 is a detail of the mechanism.

FIG. 3 shows the device set up for three sleeveless sweaters.

FIG. 4 shows the device set up for hot pants.

FIG. 5 shows the device set up for two long sleeve sweaters.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral representsa steaming device according to the present invention wherein the same isused on a steam table 11 having a top surface that is 30 by 60 inches,and which has a bar 12 along its front supported stationarily indownward stanchions 13. A series of angled levers 15 are pivoted on bar12, the levers 15 being connected by adjustment screws 16 to a link 17for length adjustment to swing a notched bar 18 having spaced apartnotches 19, in any of which there may be selectively engaged frameholding clamps 20 adjustably hold a flat bar 21 integral with wire form22 that is shaped to a particular garment such as 23 or 24.

As shown in the drawing, each holding clamp 20 includes a clamp elementfor clamping at a notch 19 of the notched bar 18, and it also includesanother clamp element for clamping around the flat bar 21.

In the commercial manufacture of garments such as wool sweaters, hotpants, and the like, one of the final production steps is to steam thegarments so that it makes a neat presentation to a purchaser. Inoperative use, an operator first fits a garment on each of the wireforms 22 which are at rest and pivoted vertically upright away fromtable 11. After the garments are all fitted thereupon, the operatorgrasps bar 18 in his hands and manually pivots it about the axis of bar12 so that the entire device 10 rotates and brings all the garmentfitted forms 22 is flat contact with the surface of table 11. This tablesurface consists of suitable fabric padding (through which steam maypass) being secured over a perforated table top panel that hasperforated openings throughout its area and which communicate with asteam source from therebelow. The operator then with his foot depressesa first pedal that causes steam to be discharged from the perforatedopenings, the hot steam saturating the garments. He then releases thepedal thus stopping further steam dispensing. He next depresses a secondfoot pedal that allows a vacuum pump to suck the steam and steam vaporsback down through the table perforated openings thus instantly coolingand drying the garments. The operator then again grasps bar 18 with hishands and manually pivots device 10 back to the original positionwherein forms 22 are upright so that the steamed garments can now beremoved. The device is now ready for repeating the process with a nextgroup of garments. It is to be noted that the garments thus steamedassure an ironed or pressed appearance by keeping the shape that theyhad while on forms 22.

It is now evident that different numbers of forms 22 can be carried onthe notched bar and they are fully adjustable so that a maximum ofvarious garments can be steamed at one time.

While certain novel features of my invention have been shown anddescribed and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it will beunderstood that various omissions, substitutions, and changes in theforms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can bemade by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

What is claimed as new and I desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device for mass production garment steaming, the combination ofa steam table having a top surface, a stationary horizontal barsupported by stanchions in spaced relation below a forward edge of saidtable, a plurality of angled levers supported pivotably on said bar,each said lever being adjustably connected to a link, said links allbeing connected to a common notched bar, a series of holding clampsbeing engaged upon said notched bar, each one of said holding clampsbeing selectively engageable at any one of the plurality of equallyspaced apart notches formed along one edge of said notched bar, aplurality of flat bars being held by said holding clamps, a wire formintegral with each one of said flat bars and having a shape for aspecific garment to be fitted thereupon, said wire forms being in acommon fiat plane whereby when said angled levers are pivoted about saidhorizontal bar, all said wire forms are simultaneously pivotable betweena vertical position away from said top surface of said table forplacement or removal of said garments and a horizontal position incontact with said table top surface for steaming of said garments.

1. In a device for mass production garment steaming, the combination ofa steam table having a top surface, a stationary horizontal barsupported by stanchions in spaced relation below a forward edge of saidtable, a plurality of angled levers supported pivotably on said bar,each said lever being adjustably connected to a link, said links allbeing connected to a common notched bar, a series of holding clampsbeing engaged upon said notched bar, each one of said holding clampsbeing selectively engageable at any one of the plurality of equallyspaced apart notches formed along one edge of said notched bar, aplurality of flat bars being held by said holding clamps, a wire formintegral with each one of said flat bars and having a shape for aspecific garment to be fitted thereupon, said wire forms being in acommon flat plane whereby when said angled levers are pivoted about saidhorizontal bar, all said wire forms are simultaneously pivotable betweena vertical position away from said top surface of said table forplacement or removal of said garments and a horizontal position incontact with said table top surface for steaming of said garments.